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VOL. 22—No. 7
NORTH CANTON, OHIO, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1944
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1944
Deadline Sunday
am m as
Plea for Wouiided Vefertins
Pear! Harbor Anniversary Best Observed
With Purchase of Bonds in Sixth War Loan Drive
North Cantoriites have opened their hearts as well as their
purses to the plea to "Give to Those Who Gave," and as a
result .Christmas gift in gaily wrapped packages, and checks
made out to the committee, to purchase additional gifts have
been received by the" American Legion and Auxiliary.
What Is Next?
f\
In wartime the making of decisions is- easy. ''If it .won't
help,the war//}ffort, don't do it." All that is needed is ia single-track mind to make the nation move as one toward the
dommon goal—defeat of the enemy.
But as peace nears—not close enough for us to see it, but
ilear enough so that we know it lies beyond the turn in the'
toad, there is much questioning of what we must do next.
How can we resolve upon the right decision?
' We can reach a solution by reverting to the basic truths.
' We who have been schooled in freedom, have also been
schooled in responsibility. Not like the slaves of a dictator,,
whose every act is determined for them; not like the "master
race" trained for generations to take their cue from the lords
of war, do we act. From our first school days we have been
trained to expect to do our duty, to give our word, and keep
it, to sacrifice ourselves for an ideal, not of glory but of
honor.
Think over our heroes. Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, Lee
and the rest. Then compare them with the heroes of those
who fight against us. The difference between the New World
and the Old was never more marked than in its choice of
those whom each deigns to honor.
We know what is right. As John Oxenham phrased it:
"No shadow falls, but there, behind it, stands
TEe light.
Behind the wrongs and sorrows of life's troublous ways,
, , Stands Right.
i What we have to,do is, .just as with a .radio,- time in to"
■*yha|f we know to be the right, the fair, the,just;,thing to-do:
r -We say we are -realists-m:'thiBHw"aiy 'as 'cu.mpareTr^to-ndeal-
ists'in the last war. But, stop and think. Last war we fought
to, "make the world'safe for democracy"—iri short to protect
our own way of life. This war we have fought for the four
freedoms for everyone all over the world, regardless' of"class,
creed or color.
" The torch we dropped after we seemed to make5 secure our
^» way of life, we have had to pick up. We have learned'at last
' that it cannot light our path clearly unless it-'^s' held high
enough to light our neighbors' way as well. We know now
what we have to do.
/$< War Too Costly?
The deadline is getting close for
receiving these gifts which will be
given to service men .and women
who must spend the Christmas holidays in the hospital, far from their
own home and loved ones.
Boxes of candy, stationery, and
other small personal items that
might well be useful have been
carefully wrapped and tied with
Christmas ribbon. Some of them
contain cards, probably with the
name of the giver. Others will remain anonymous and the soldier
or WAC who gets the packages will
know that some one has wished
them happy holidays.
There is still a need for more
gifts, however—gifts to show that
America hasn't forgotten her sons
and daughters during the season
of good cheer. In North Canton
the packages can be left at the
village hail. They will be taken
from there and sent to the hospital
in plenty of time for Christmas.
The gifts can be small inexpensive items that/ will help fill long
days. Games which can be played
at bedsides,--small pocket editions
of adventure'stories and; other light
reading books that are easy to
handle, cosmetics, combs, candy
■and cookies, and other small items
designed to please a surprised recipient.
Don't let them down now. Christmas is near. Let them know they
are important, and that you are remembering them. Your gift will do
just that.
Several Injured in
'■*
"War is the most expensive form of education'." I read that
sentence a week or so ago and, frankly, "I've puzzled over it
ever.since. Is war really a great educator? Do we need war to
reassess values ?
1 True, we learn in war. War teaches us co-operation- War
arouses ingenuity. War stimulates thought. War breaks
down mental barries. I grant you all of that.
] Of course, we learn from war—-but war is'the most expensive'form of education. Are we so weak minded' that,,we'need'
a,crisis to make us work constructively or'live\intelfigently?
' 'Common suffering welds, people together in time1 of war.
Cannot common aims, aspirations, ambitions, weld, people together in time of peace ? If we worked one' tenth.as. hard and'
as s'elflessly for peace as we work for* war, we' could make
peace permanent and assure to all the peoples of all the earth
a healthy adventurous life.
.It is not impractical idealism to look ahead. The really
practical souls are those who plan for peace; who create
' something toward which to work; who adriiit imp'erfectioris;
who; striving always towad perfection try to,correct mistakes, not by tearing down what has been built, but by salvaging the good andfbuilding upon it.
There is a paragraph frcm the speech by Phillip Marshall
Brown that I think pretty well expresses the situation:
"Pea'ce is indivisible. It does not emanate from governments
but from people. This has been called a ^People's War.' There
must likewise be a People's Peace. Tranquility of order result's from the sum total of human relationships. If men and
women canno.fc agree to liye justly and peaceably in their own
honies and in -their communities; if employer and employees
wagje an increasing..and undeclared war; if racial hatreds are
fostered; if religious denominations are antagonistic; all that
earsonly cond*uce to general unrest, disunity and demoralization."
-. Pe&ercaw bemaderby^governments. It can only be kept by
people arid- people means' you' arid me, every one of us no
matter what- we are or at what task we work. War is too
expensive education. It is up to us to prove, that peace can
alstf'teacti!
Afbm Ammunition Needed
\r - '^n. Eisenhower reports- that' the capture of the' German
' Q^of Aachen was delayed by the shortage of ammunition.
Thi£ is- a- reminder of the tremendous- job the American people have to do to turn out- all,ammunition- and-weapons and
supplies needed t'o'crush the'Nazis arid the Japs.
lit";is the idea of the armed forces'to-save the lives of our
meri by superiority of equipment. When- their supplies of
ainhiunition are so abundant T;hat they can pour' a vast volume^ of shells on enemy fortifications, the power of the en-
prrxfto resist the onslaught of our men is greatly reduced,
|8}dJour casualties cannot, bV as severe.
|||||mfficient help can- beif^ad'"to'5peed"up'-t'Iietprodit[ction
OTJ^rythirig that is shorfrlfi*th>'' war production ■ program,
Mrs. Carrie- Hyler and her sis-"
ter, Miss Emma C. Christian- of R.
D. 6, sustained minor injuries in
an automobile collision last Saturday noon on Rt. 43, several miles
north of Canton, according to report of deputy' sheriffs.--
James J. Bateman of. Hartville,
driver of one of the' cars involved
in the accident was arrested by
deuutios oV.ka charge of intoxication. "He "suffered chest-injuries.
All three received^ treatment at
Mercy hospital
Five other persons were injured
early Monday morning when t\vo
autos collided in the fog and darkness on Rt. 43 six miles north of
Canton.
Florence Search-,- driver of one
of the cars, suffered a fractured
jaw and face lacerations when her,
automobile was struck in the rear
by a car drive by Floyd Forkum of
Hartville. Forkum sustained a possible fractured skull and face and
knee lacerations and abrasions,
deputies reported.
Three other passengers in the
Forkum machine, who received face
and head lacerations were Walter
Pierson, Bedford' Forkum' and J. S.
Russell, all of Hartville. The injured received treatment at Mercy
hospital.
SHOPPING
WEEKS, "
3UT5NS LP'
Dwf
69 'lb-
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Extends
for Oliffefmas;
Asks Cooperation
With Christmas less than three
weeks away, the Postoffice department is urging those" who- plan-
to mail Christmas cards and gifts
to do so at once. Packages not yet.
mailed and cards going to distant
points should be mailed'immediately. Cards for places closer to home
should- be mailed next week. , .
From Monday, Dec. '11 to1 Friday,
Dec. 15 the post office will be open
until S o'clock in the evening to accomodate patrons.
. The postal service this year is
called upon to handle the greatest
volume of Christmas mail in history and only by the full cooperation of the public will it he possible to see that the mail gets
through in time.
Sgt. R= Ai. Keith
In Italy
Sgt. Robert M. Keith, 20; whose
parents, Mr. and Mrs.. J. M. Keith,
reside at RFD, 6, Forth Canton.
Ohio, has been awarded the .Air
Medal, "for meritorious achievement while participating in aerial
flight."
•Keith is a waist gunner on an
|AAF Flying Fortress,' based- in
'southern Italy. Born in Canton,
Ohio; he attended North Canton
high school, subsequently being employed as a clerk at the North
Canton recreatidn center.
Enlisting in the Army Air Forces on Oct. 20, 1943, he won his
wings at Kingman, Ariz., on Feb.
29,-1944. Overseas two months, he
has flown six combat .missions, over
targets in Italy and Germany.
Wins HigliNa¥y Honor
For "extra-ordinary heroism" as
leader of a light' machine' gun
squad, Marine Sgt. Eugene L. Hill,
24, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Hill
o f Uniontown
was awarded' the"
Navy Cross, second highest navy
award, at; a1 re-,
cent ceremony at'
Camp Pendleton.
Oceanside, Calif.
As leader of-his-
squad, Sgt. Sill
exposed' himself
to heavy enemy
machine gun fire
at Tarawa while
firing hig own
weapon as it was
cradled' in- his. arms.- The citation
reads, "The firepower, from Sgt.
Hill's weapon was vitally" needed'
at that stage of the critical fighting.
Sgt. Hill joined the marines
shortly after the attack on Pearl
Harbor and served' 21- months in
the South- Pacific with the famed
marine second division. A veteraiV
of Guadalcanal, Tarawa, Saipan
and Tinian, he is now stationed at
Camp Pendleton.
"A Pleasure to be in on Revenge/7
from Philippines
' Editors "note": Following are excerpts from a letter written by Pvt.
Eugene' Hawkins to his parents in
North- Canton, concerning his part
j in the invasion of the Philippines.
i His mother, feeling that the' letter
J might be of interest to others, sent
it to' The Sun for publication. Columns of The Sun are always open,
to' interesting letters from local-
men and women overseas.
Nov. 19,1944
Dear Family,
I am-.very sorry that I was un>-
able. to- write for the past few
weeks, but' I am afraid that'I have
been" pretty busy.
First of all, I have beep, very
lucky, and; have not even received
a scratch," and am in fine. health.
There' is" only one' difference' and
that is the terrible experiences I
have seeh'and been'through:
You need not worry as things ar~e
a lot better now.
I was in on the'invasion and'have
.been in,it ever since. The time that
Twas most scared was when we
hit the [beach and the ramp stuck
for' a- few seconds. Boy, r really
grew wings when I ran across' that
beach.
From' then on I have' had' experiences galore. There is one incident
us now. I.am-sitting in,-a-.fox hole
with a poncho spread oyer it.
Welli it' is getting ready' for our
daily rain so I had better close or
you might not get it. I am enclosing some Jap money. I hope you
receive it OK.
Eugene •
Farm Shed
ASSOCIATION MEETS
Members of the Stark- County
Rabbit and Cavy Breeders association will elect officers at their
meeting- Monday evening in the
^er VFW post, 1208 Belden Ave.
,NE.
Plans are now being made for
the annual winter show which will
be held February 15-17.
Fire completely destroyed"a' shed,
on the farm owned by "Mrs. Alfred
Cashner Sunday evening, as well
as the supply of garden tools, farm
gasoline and oil and a bicycle that
.were in| it. ....
At the present time thVDafi Erfo'l
family is residing, on the' farm
located on the Mt. Pleasant-Cairo
road east of Rt. S.
. The fire was started when the
Erb son, taking gasoline- out of
the storage tank Ut-a .match after'
he had left the building'. Apparently a leak in the can he was carrying left a trail of _ gasoline back
to the building. This was ignited
from the match an'd the building
Dry, Fairly Warm
Remembering the snow and high
winds on-the last day of November,
folks may have a hard time believing, the month of November was
warmer than usual; but that-is"
what the' monthly report indicates.
Average monthly temperature
was-'41.24, as compai'ed'with:a normal of 40.5.
November, like' all the other fall
months, was unusually' dry, with
only 1.45 percipitation recorded.
The average should be 2.55.
Highest temperature for the
month' was on the first three days
when the thermometer stood at~72.
, Coldest days'were the 7th' and '30th
'when"the temperature fell to 20'de-
! grees. Snow and high winds accom-
( parried the low temperature on- the
■! 3uf.h;
! .There" were no completely clear
, days during the .month but there
were four' partly cloudy days and
26 cloudy days.
THird Year of War Finds American Soldiers Returning to
Philippines for Revenge
It wasn't a f orroal declaration of -
one nation against another. It was
a' stabbing, underhanded attack of
one vicious race against the people
of another country. And it didn't
involve just fighting men. rt included women and children and
peaceful citizens going quietly
about their own business.
Just the thought of such a barbaric savage blow is enough to
make the people of America fighting" mad. It was enough to set her
fighting men into instant action,
cooly and methodically >to put that
nation and all her allies in their
proper place.
, Stunned silence greeted that overwhelming news of the bombing
of Pearl Harbor. Since then American's everywhere have turned willing hands to pay back that score
a hundred times over. And after
Pearl Harbor there is still the debt
of the Philippines and Corregidor
to' be counted.
America is definitely on the
march toward Tokyo, savagely determined that those guilty of
starting the war are paid in their
own kind.
There must be no dearth of fighting men on the battlefronts, there
cannot be a lack of willing hands
and hearts on the labor front, and
there dare not be a lack of financial support on the war bond front.
It takes all three of these together
to keep this war going back to
center from where it started.
The fighting men of America
have landed again in the Philippines where once they were forced
to withdraw. They are marching
steadily toward Manila and Corregidor. They will not be stopped in
their fight of retribution.
Here at home we are asked to
help pay the cost of that march.
The plea of the Sixth War Loan
drive could not come at a better
time than on the third anniversary
of Pearl Harbor day. Dollars don't
count for much when they are
stacked up against the life of an
American soldier. They won't
make any difference if they aren't
put to use now to help buy the
supplies, to help pay for the medicines that will protect and save his
life over there.
Whoever he is, that fighting soldier, sailor or marine, he is giving
his time, all of his energy; atra perhaps his life itself, to avenge the
death of his fellow Americans. We
here cannot offer so great a sacrifice, but we can lend our money, we
can give of our time and our energy to help him over there. It isn't
next week or next year that he will
be needing those supplies. It is
right now. Dollars you loaned yesterday or last month are paying
for his life now. But there is still
tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow.
Pearl Harbor isn't just a name—
it" is a vivid ugly memory, a memory of helpless men, women and
children, dying without a chance to
fight back. For them, and for the
men who are fighting now, put
your dollars, not just your extra
ones, but all the ones that aren't
necessary for essentials into war
bonds. That is the way to remember Pearl Harbor best.
Carols Popularized Centuries
Ago to tell Story of Christmas
St. Francis Credited With
Start of Carols in Telling
Story of Christ to-Village
Folks
The first Christmas carols ever
sung" were those the angels" sang
to announce the birth of Jesus
Christ. .:-
But it was many long years-later
•before the first Christmas carols
sunjg' by people were mentioned:
The origin of singing^ carols at
Christmas time is not known, but
they have been popular, at* various
times for many centuries,, and iio'-
day are sweeping America wit^
their solemn -religious notes, tlieir
lilting melodies and the'ir" frigftdly'
good cheer.
A little more than, a hundred
years ago Washington Irving,
spending the holiday season- - in-
London awoke one night to hear
carolers outside his windbwi-revid'
ence that the gay custom was
returning to the crowded streets
of London. It was a revival' affeF
the suppression by. the > P^urTt'an
.regime as "unseemly." -,- r.T'u-'.'
. Stl Francis of A^sisi is accorded
the honor of--starting^. Christmasi
carols, which resulfe'airi"1^e"'-vfarlea*
and beautiful songs of the Middle
Ages. He decided the Christmas
story should be acted-out in drama
and told in song so that even the
.simplest folks might understand it
better. It is recorded' that the villagers came in flocks to hear that
first performance. After they had
gone St. Francis" stayed in the
church all night and as: he watched
he saw the Christ child stretch out
his arms in blessings for the songs.
Whether or not that story is true,
the idea of Christmas songs spread,
and copies of that first crib can
be seen in many churches today.
■ Some historians say there is lit-
.tl'e doubt that the singing of Chris-
'tmas carols grew out of.medieval
• mysteries and the habjts of priests
of placing a crib in- the chancel of
the churches, and in other ways
trying to teach the rustics by
means o'f pictorial' representations:
The world carol itself means a
song of joy or hymn of praise.
gome of those which have become
*niost popular today are Ad&t'e's'
Titfelis or 0 Come All Ye" Faithful,
iGfod" Rest You Merry Gentleman,
The First Noel, Joy .to the World.
Hark the Herald Angels. Sing, and
vCTXittle Town of Bethlehem.
was enveloped in flames'.
The North Canton fire depart-
, ment was' called but was unable to
in particular that I shall never for- i save the buildin" or the contents,
get and that was when I killed my | Total loss was approximately $300.
first Japs. , , , , J
I wa'&jivalking in some grass that
was' MgTier.' than my, head when I ^
saw two- Japs firing- about fifteen'
feet away. They must not have,
seen me and, I got both' of them.'
They were both in one hole'and all • -p. ,, . ,„- XT , . .-, , .
that I could see was- their heads. n.^«* w- .Newlon of Columbus.
Well, I had no more thah> made Dls-i~r.r. -- j ,. j-u- i ,i -jj t, -. m the state, one was in prison." he
Please don't .think that I'm get-, stated. The' average aK% of these
?"1'?r100^O1'f-'but^nting1Ja^slsi Prisoners is 21 years. Mr. Newlon
just like hunting rabbits, only there cited four rsasons for juvenile .de-
is no limit; on them. . f consider • ijnqu'ency, which is tlie - start of
•m wiiinMfi15n !.0+,,tWTas^tl02ia^d.i«'»ue. Thev are home life; unerii-
W kill. M&st of the JaJiS that welpIovment illiteracy, and lack of re-
kdjed were those that were in the,, iigiDUS- training-.
Rape of Nanking" and the."Death!. A board meeting was held follow-
March on Manila and Corregidor. Hn;V the regular meeting. The next
:so it was really a pleasure to be in meetin? will be held on December
on the revenge. )2o. A. L. Morrison was-in charge of
I wouldn't give a penny for the Ithe program Wednesday.
whole Island. I had; collected'.quitfrl =
a few Jap souvenirs but they were) tmg_««__»_ »■«&?;,Ifew-c
too Heavy to carry so I threw them 9f OEIaBn S lliEiH BlSS
away. All' T wanted was to come
home and to hell with the souvenirs^ I have some Jap money and a
silk clotH'-with'two Jap flags on" it
and some writing. I believe' it is a
prayer.
Oh yes, I am now a'trusty shellback, r was initiated on the day I
crossed' the equator." I haVe been
on other islands nfe'ar here., When'
I was in the Hawaiian Islands I
was stationed near-'Horiblulu". I got
a couple pases and took it all in
so I have really gotten around
since I left the states.
I have been' in three banzi attacks: That is when the"' Japs" try-
suicidal attacks after "dark: During
one of these attacks "thtere' was" a'
lull in the firing and • everything
was real-'quiet. All of a- sudden-.-a1
Jap junfped .up .and hollared- "You.'
Americano Son> of a ^s*.'. I
think heilaSlied'.a couple of seconds.
- -1 am ^writing-this letter'to iyou
in" .wh'St" is' a" "luxurious place to
GMsfimas Program
A musical Christmas program
■was given by members of the Trir-
osis choir, under the direction of
Mrs: Calvin' Peters at the Christmas meeting of the North Canton
Woman's cla(b Monday evening in
Zion Lutheran church. .
Mrs. Charles Mummery was
chairman for the evening with" Mrs.
Robert Castle^ co-chairmam Receptionist's' were Mrs. Henry Har"
mbri and Mrs. R. L. Owens.
The decorations were in. charjre
of the social and courtesy' committee, with'lVfrs". C". #. JacTSSff. cTialr^"
man: C6ffe'e\ wair served under the
direction' of Mrs. Florence, Price.
with Miss Clara Mae"- Gf6ss- an#
'Mrs. Frami" Evan's- assfefinira'« the"
/fable. - . . ' : . .. •
The next-meeting of. the-dub-wdll.
be- on January 1'C-" at5. th%""'CSnfffiti#*
ity Building," with" Mrs. X1J8L. Aclv
'eson, chairman' of the'pfogranfi-
Willard ETiatii Wilis NaVy
Bronze Star for Heroism
For his skill and leadership
which' aided in sinking more
than 35,000 tons of enemy
shipping, Willard Blatti, chief
t'orpedoman's mate was recently awarded the navy's
Bronze Star medal, presented
to him by Rear Admiral W. L.
Fi'iedell, commandant of tlie-
,11th naval district at San
Diego.
The citation, accompanying the
medal, signed by Admiral Chester
W. Nimitz, USN, Commander im
Chief,- Pacific Fleet, stated in part:
"His industry and' technical-
kAowledge in maintaining a' high-
stkte on efficiency in the control-
room, tand his skill during, diving
contributed materially t'o hig ship's"
success in conducting. dggrSsSLver
torpedo attacks against-^heavily
estwtefl' eriemy ships which ' culminated in the sinking of a total
of over 35^000 tons and damaging1
additional enemy shipping of 7,000
tons. ,
"His leadership and ability dur-"
ing severe enemy counter attacks
contributed directly to his ship's
success in conducting skillful evasive tactics and her return to port."
Chief Blatti, a veteran of 10 submarine war patrols, is„tjie.son j>£
Mrs. Sylvia Blatti of 232 Portage
St., North Canton. His" wife, Mrs.
Evelyn M'. Blatti, at present is living ill San Bernardino, Calif. He
attended McKinley high school in
Canton.
Wehl Promoted
Glenn E. Wehl', son of Mr. and
Mrs: CM. Wehr of ,*50T West Ma«-
pie- St., was recently promoted to
Petty Officer, third class at the
Nayy Pier in Chicago^ where he'is
taking his secondary course for ra-
.dio techni'ciaW. He* received Tffif -&tW
;-ma^.in>CfulJFjtb1r€vMiss: A grad-;*.
uate i oi. North, Can&n vhighjschooL^
Wehl. was attending, Casj&"S«io! ' -
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